More than 80 buffaloes have been killed after they trampled over each other and drowned in a river, Namibia\u2019s environment and tourism department has said.<\/p>\n
The buffaloes were being chased by lions in neighbouring Botswana when they \u201cfell from a deep cliff\u201d into the Chobe River on the Namibian side of the border, it added in a statement.<\/p>\n
Hundreds of buffaloes have been killed in similar circumstances in the past.<\/p>\n
In one of the worst cases, around 400 died in 2018 after they ran into the river, which flows through Botswana\u2019s Chobe National Park, a major tourist attraction known for its huge number of elephants, buffaloes and giraffes.<\/p>\n
An official at Namibia\u2019s Kabulabula Conservancy told the BBC the herd of buffaloes was fleeing lions in Chobe National Park.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhenever they are chased by lions, they try to cross over into Namibia and start [trampling over] each other,\u201d the conservancy\u2019s Mbeha Tadeus said.<\/p>\n
A spokesperson for the Namibian Environment, Forestry and Tourism Ministry, Ndeshipanda Hamunyela, confirmed that the animals came from Botswana, but could not say whether they were from Chobe National Park.<\/p>\n
Ms Hamunyela told the BBC that the meat from the carcasses would be \u201cdistributed to communities in the immediate area\u201d.<\/p>\n
In a video shared by the Namibian public broadcaster, NBC, on its X page, residents can be seen dividing the meat among themselves near the banks of the river.<\/p>\n
The NBC put the number of buffaloes killed at 90, reporting that the incident happened at around 05:00 local time (07:00 GMT).<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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